After a significant delay, on February 3, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) unanimously approved amended regulations. The new regulations have not yet gone into effect as they must first be approved by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL). The CPPA’s General Counsel advised that there is no guarantee that the regulations would be...
On the eve of Data Privacy Day, the California Attorney General announced a new investigative focus for compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on mobile applications, specifically popular apps in the retail, travel, and food service industries. The Attorney General sent letters to businesses with mobile applications that have allegedly failed to comply...
To celebrate Data Privacy Day, we present our top ten data privacy and cybersecurity predictions for 2023. 1. Healthcare and Medical Data Security and Tracking The healthcare industry has been facing increased scrutiny for the protection of healthcare information both online and on apps. 2023 will see a significant increase in the number of lawsuits...
In 2021, New York City enacted a measure that banned the use of Automated Employment Decision-Making Tools (“AEDT”) to (1) screen job candidates for employment, or (2) evaluate current employees for promotion, unless the tool has been subject to a “bias audit, conducted not more than one year prior to the use of the tool.” The law...
In 2021, New York City enacted a measure that banned the use of Automated Employment Decision-Making Tools (“AEDT”) to (1) screen job candidates for employment, or (2) evaluate current employees for promotion, unless the tool has been subject to a “bias audit, conducted not more than one year prior to the use of the tool.”...
Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a bulletin with guidance concerning the use of online tracking technologies by covered entities and business associates under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The OCR Bulletin follows a significant uptick in litigation concerning these technologies...
As the year comes to a close here are some of the highlights from the Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report with our Top 10 most popular posts of 2022: 1. California Consumer Privacy Act FAQs: Employment Information As the California Privacy Rights Act moves toward taking effect and exceptions applying to employment-related data...
On December 16, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) had its final meeting before the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) which amended the California Consumer Privacy Act takes effect on January 1, 2023. Despite the CPRA taking effect at the start of the year, the CPPA, the agency charged with implementing the law, has...
On January 1, 2023, Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CPDA) takes effect. Key features of the CPDA include expansive consumer privacy rights (right to access, right of rectification, right to delete, right to opt-out, right of portability, right against automatic decision making), a broad definition of “personal information”, the inclusion of a “sensitive data” category,...
In June 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board first started discussions about revising the regulations previously released by the California Attorney General. In October, the Board released proposed modifications to the regulations in advance of a planned Board meeting. Since then, the Board has rescheduled both Board and public meetings. The Board seems...
